Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-18

point between the South and Middle Forks
OF the river, and has its source at Loon
lake, forty miles east from Georgetown.
THE TOWN OF Ell DORADO.
The beautiful and thriving town of Ell
Dorado known in pioneer days as Mud
Spring, is one of the most prosperous towns
IN the county. Here we find more closely
connected than at any other point the two
great industries OF the county-agricultur
and mining. In the immediate vicinity of
the town we find not alone some of the,
tirst orchards and finest fruits, being in orr
warmest belt, and producing oranges. per
simmons and figs without even the risk of
failure, but also some of the richest mines
IN the State. The Springfield mine has
been paying
LARGE DIVIDENDS FOR MANY YEARS.
Under the efficient superintendent Of l..
Ii. Tombstone, who Is also one of the
owners. In the immediate vicinity of
tins property are quite a number of other
mines, being worked with fattering re-
suits, and 1t Is now settled fact, at least
IN the minds of knowing ones that
the railroad will be extended
from It's present terminus at Shingle
Springs to FL Dorado during the
coming fall. The town is Just midway be-
tween Plaoerville and Single Springs, and
has daily mail both WAYS. 1t has one of
the best public schools in the county, Il
church and fine town hall, and enjoys
all the social advantages OF much more
pretentious towns.
SINGLE SPRINGS.
Single Springs, distant about thirty
eight miles from Sacramento, is the pres
ent terminus Of the Sacramento and Pla-
cerville Railroad, distinction it will not
long enjoy, for by another January
the locomotive viii be laundering up
Hangtown creek, and whistIing down
brakes in the suburbs of Placerviile The
mines and farms in the vicinity of Single
Springs are all good and paying property.
coLoMA.
In writing Of this historical county, a
pioneer recently said:
y " Coloma! The heart of the old Areo-
maui throbs with emotion when he reads
that name and remembers the DAYS OF 40,
and the pleasant and busy town, the place
Shere gold was first discovered and the
objective point of nearly all the first set
tiers IN California. Here the mill-race was
dag that was the Immediate cause of
the discovery of gold, which was the
Foundation whereon the great State
of California was built, and never can We
forget the excitement when the news came.
thai California had been admitted as =
Stat of our glorious Union
1t Is at Coloma that the remains of Jas.
W. Marshall, the diseoverer of gold. are
buried, on a pleasant knoll On his old
homestead, which he especially reserved
for that purpose when compelled to sell
the plsce. Standing at his grave VOC can
overlook the town and its environs. The
last Legislature appropriated $1,000 Tor
the erection of monument to tie n1eme-v
of Marshall, and appointed committee Of
three to soc that twas properly done. The
COMMISSIONS visited Coloma on the first
of this month. and decided to erect a
granite colSRln over his grave, the material
OF which it is.tS be constructed TO he taken
from quarry near by. 1t Will be az such
proportions as AZ be easily seen from .zo-
potion Of the valley, ard
ovEBI.aoxs TIE sroT
y here the memorable discovery was made.
In 'e!sy-nine and tbs early fiffies, Coloma
was, 'naeed, OF some importance. 1t was
Jneh he county seat ef q Dorado county.
us riFefs, creeks and tats were rich with |
the shining metal It's STREETS were lined |
with stores hotels, and other Isisiness |
houses, and fack-trains departed every dar /
for outlying districts; hundredsof rockers I
lined the river on each side, and eold-'us
flowed into the town by Thousands eva,,v
day Many persons who have since he
come prominent as lawyers, politicians.
merchants, agriculturiats, etc, began the;7
career in Coloma.
Il is situated in a little valley about nine !
miles northeast from the county seat. ON
he South Fork of the American river
The entire valley. viewed from the hill.